steel grade

Try here and also here for comparative information about steel grades. I do not believe that HRB500 is a British Standard but rather a Chinese Standard.

Properties are not identical even if the yield strength is equal. One of the more important variables is ductility or elongation which is different for the two grades you mentioned.

Please look at our Comparrison page of USA to International Structural Streangths and Chemistry on our website at:

http://www.metricmetal.com/index.htm Click on the Download PDF tab at the top and then scroll to page 55, 56 of our Reference Guide ((Pages 61, 62 of PDF).

Please call us at 1-800-333-4140 if you would like a free hard copy of our Reference Guide sent to you.

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Toledo Ohio